If you can find a truly good wife, she is worth more than precious gems!

Proverbs 31:10

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Though I may not often thank you for all the love you show, I appreciate you, Cindy, more deeply than you know, And as we go on sharing what life will bring our way, I'll always be in love with you just as I am today!

You're a wonderful son,and that's whyyour birthdaymeans so very much -because it's a dayto look back and celebrateall yourpast accomplishments,a day to look forwardand anticipateall your future successes...

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But whatever path you choose,whatever futureyou make for yourself,know that you are alreadya success in the eyesof your family.For it has been a great joyto have a son like you to love,to watch you grow and matureinto a responsible man...

All that we have sharedthrough the yearshas only reinforcedwhat a very specialperson you areand how deservingyou are of life's best.

Dan,I look at the lifewe've created --our home, our family,our marriage --and I realize how lucky we arethat God has brought us twotogether...

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For, through it all,we have shared the same hopes,the same dreams, the same ideasabout how to liveand raise a family.And, through it all,I've come to appreciate youeven more,for you area truly remarkable man...

Do you know how much you mean to me, Mom? I know I haven't always seemed very appreciative, but I've always felt lucky to have a mother like you...

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And when I think of all you've given me -- the values you've taught me, the sacrifices you've made for me, the confidence and security that came from knowing I was loved -- I realize how much you've helped me shape my life into a happy and fulfilling one.

I used to think I knew it all,which seems so funny now -In younger days, I thought I hadlife figured out, somehow,Yet all along you understoodfar more than I could see,As you offered patient guidance,leaving choices up to me...

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You'd cheer for my successeswith deep and honest pride,And when I made mistakesyou'd always say,"I'm glad you tried"...

And though I have still more to learn,one thing I know is true -I'm luckier than anyone,because my dad is you.

"A good man is hard to find" -a timeworn phrase, but true -That's why I feel so fortunatethe man I found was you,For you have all the qualitiesthat set a man apart,Qualities that I've admiredsince I gave you my heart -Honesty and kindnessand generosity -The way you go beyond mere wordsto show your love for me...The days you make me gratefulwith your friendship and your laughter,The nights you make me sureI've found my "happily-ever-after..."

I must have made a wish one nighton heaven's luckiest starTo find the perfect man for mebecause that's what you are.

God bless you on your birthday,And each day all year through,For all the thoughtful things you areAnd all the things you do.God bless you for your warmth and love,And more than any other,God bless you just for being you --A wonderful grandmother.